Mastering Public Administration
by Brian R. Fry, Jos C. N. Raadschelders · Brian R. Fry
Chapter-by-chapter profiles of the discipline's foundational thinkers, from Weber and Taylor through Follett, Simon, Lindblom, Ostrom, and Waldo, covering each one's writings and influence so readers can situate competing administrative theories historically.
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